Happy Chandara School

An enriched educational program

The Happy Chandara campus in Cambodia offers free, high-quality education to girls from disadvantaged backgrounds. This innovative bilingual Khmer-English curriculum complements the official program of the Cambodian Ministry of Education. From kindergarten onwards, students learn English, but also French and IT, and grow through sports activities, arts and cultural workshops that promote strong values such as altruism, tolerance and equality.

A media library and toy library also encourage reading, imagination and play. Forums with partner companies and internships are organized for high school students to prepare them for their future careers.

Rigorous selection criteria

Each year, registrations for new kindergarten students open in May for the September school intake.

The primary selection criterion is extreme poverty: the girls selected come from families whose household income is below $150 per month. A social assessment is conducted by our social workers, who visit the families to analyze the social and living conditions of each girl.

Other criteria such as geographical distance, housing conditions, access to water or electricity are also taken into account.